The end_date is the end of the period you wish to calculate as a fraction of a year. The [basis] lets us define the âyearâ in a few different ways. 1 will give us the actual year. The DATE function takes a numerical year, a numerical month between 1-12, and a day between 1-31.
A. There are general guidelines for each literary category: Short stories range anywhere from 1,500 to 30,000 words; Novellas run from 30,000 to 50,000; Novels range from 55,000 to 300,000 words, but I wouldnât recommend aiming for the high end, as books the length of War & Peace arenât exactly the easiest to sell.
Here is a general guide to story length, expressed in the word count: 1  Short-short stories are under 2,500 words. 2  Short stories can range from 2,500 to 7,500 words. 3  Novellettes are from 7,500 to 20,000 words.  Novellas are from 20,000 to 50,000 1  words. Novels are from 70,000 to 90,000 words.